'Lost' Numbers Prove Lucky for Mega Millions Lottery Players

On 'Lost,' the infamous, mysterious "numbers" helped Hurley win his big lottery jackpot. And on Tuesday night, those same numbers gave many 'Lost' fans a (smaller) prize from the massive Mega Millions lottery.

The Mega Millions winning combo was 4, 8, 15, 25, 47, 42; two tickets matched all six numbers for the $355 million prize.

Four of those six winning digits were identical to the 'Lost' numbers: 4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42.

One of the now-finished series' show-runners, Damon Lindelof, tweeted about the coincidence:

Never seen 'Lost'? (Because, face it, if you watched the show, the numbers are embedded in your consciousness like your own birthday.) Here's a crash course on the numbers:

[Ed. note: Incidentally, I thought about playing the 'Lost' numbers as a joke last night, but decided against it! -- Kelly Woo]